Douglas Schantz

"DOUG"N. SCHANTZ, 54, of

Katy, TX, died Friday, March 5,

2010. Mr. Schantz was born on

December 23, 1955 in New York,

NY. He spent much of his youth

in Bethesda, MD. Mr. Schantz was

president of Sequent Energy Management,

a wholly owned subsidiary

of AGL Resources Inc., offering

asset management services

to natural gas wholesale customers

throughout the United States.

Over the past six years, he oversaw

the company's growth to a top

15 North American natural gas

marketing company and a leading

physical trading organization. Mr.

Schantz was a graduate of the

University of Virginia and held a

master's degree in business administration

with a concentration

in finance from the University of

Chicago.

Mr. Schantz is survived by his

wife, Lori E. Schantz, and three

children, Michael B. Schantz,

Brittany E. Schantz, and Matthew

P. Schantz; stepmother, Erika B.

Schantz; brother, Radford L.

Schantz, Jr. and his wife, Karen;

sister, Susanne E. Schantz and her

husband, Duren Dexter; brother,

Thomas B. Schantz and his wife,

Eva; mother-in-law,

Sylvia Ehrenfreund;

sister-in-law,

Dotti Bartlett

and her husband, Brad; as

well as many nephews and nieces.

Mr. Schantz was preceded in

death by his father, Radford L.

Schantz, his fatherinlaw,

Bernard

“Jerry” Ehrenfreund; and

mother, IngaBritta

Elgcrona.

Mr. Schantz was a generous

and compassionate champion for

the Juvenile Diabetes Research

Foundation. Mr. Schantz served

as the 2009 Corporate Chairman

of the Houston Gulf Coast Chapter

of the JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes.

Under his leadership, the

walk raised more than $1.4 million.

He also served on the advisory

board for the EntergyTulane

Energy Institute.

Funeral services for Mr.

Schantz will be private. A public

memorial service will be held for

those who would like to say their

final farewell on Saturday, March

13, 2010, at 1:30 p.m. CT at St.

Peter's United Methodist Church,

20775 Kingsland Blvd., Katy, TX

77450.

The family has requested that

in lieu of flowers donations be

made to Texas EquuSearch. Donations

may be made online at:

http://texasequusearch.org/. Donations

may also be made to a

trust fund to be designated by the

Schantz family